I was naughty on ebay the other day and going on from my alloy wheel thread I have bought a nice set of deep dishes. They are supposedly Dawin racing wheels. But IDK they are very light and are 17x8j et32 with a BBS style centre cap

Just need to get them shod in rubber, probably next month 235 45 17 I think as it the closest to 205 65 15

So I just randomly found myself up in southport looking for a house to rent, before the journey I checked tire pressures and filled up with 99 momentum from tesco. Didnt think about oil or coolant but hey what can a steady 5hr trip do.

Ok decided to see why it was sluggish manouvering in the road, be it parking or moving off with wheels fully locked.

Coolant was a tad low. Oil was about 200ml down and there was a pool of oil in the manifold probably the 200ml that was missing from the sump.

So cleaned the tb and soaked up the oil, filled the coolant and alls a good un

Get this, I bought the 300di at a cost of £50 and the ruddy thing didnt include an aerial only a coax patch cable, the manual says the patch lead will not work in low strength areas or at all. So I had to buy a seperate digital coat hanger for an extra £30

Plumbed it all in and it works a treat

Although I cant seem to find a decent spot for the controller, so I shoved it on the glovebox with the light removed

Frostbite came up to see me and his car is a very nice example of that year omega..I know he has plans for his car and by the looks of it he is already on his way to doing them.....by the way did you do the passenger seat frame update ..nice to have met you matey..